20 Established 1961 Lifestyle Gossip Wednesday, April 3, 2019 Lloren wants to be the first Voice contestant to have hits loren is confident she can be the can only be the beginning. “I’m grateful to the and I saw him at an event a few months ago!” L first contestant from ‘The Voice UK’ show for giving me a platform, but I’m aware Lloren also revealed that Olly often offers up to have hits. The 27-year-old singer to cut it as an artist I’ve got to be more than his advice about the music business and she - formerly known as Lauren Bannon just a pretty voice from a TV show.” The ‘Into appreciates it even though it isn’t always “the - wants to be more than “just a pretty voice The Fire’ singer has been watching the latest most helpful”. She said: “Olly and I had the from a TV show” and is determined to use the series of the show and is backing her former same agent and I asked him for some advice “platform” she gained after appearing on the mentor Olly Murs to win this weekend’s final on his thoughts within the industry. His advice ITV talent show last year to become a major with either of his two acts, Molly Hocking and isn’t always most helpful, but his heart is pop star and buck the trend which has seen all Jimmy Balito. They are up against Sir Tom always in the right place.” Lloren’s ‘Into The the winners and other hopefuls fail in their Jones’ two hopefuls, Bethzienna and Deana. Fire’ music video is available via her YouTube attempts to crack the UK charts. In an exclu- When asked if she has been watching this channel and the track is available on all sive interview with BANG Showbiz, she said: year’s show, she said: “When I get time too. streaming platforms now. “I hope so, I think many people assume when Obviously, I’m Team Olly all the way.” As for you’ve got so far on a television show, you’ve whether she and the ‘Dear Darlin” hitmaker - made it. When really it actually takes a lot of who shot to fame on ‘The X Factor’ in 2009 - time and hard work - that kind of exposure stay in touch, she said: “Of course, we still talk Foals returning to The Great Escape for intimate Spotlight gig McCartney FaceTimed oals will return to The Great and I guess that’s how / why we’ve land- F Escape Festival, 12 years after ed here... “Foals have some incredible his- making their debut at the tory with Concorde 2 and it seemed like Eilish’s parents emerging talent extravaganza. an absolute dream to reunite them. Yannis Philippakis and co will come full “We’ll have some new artists from the ir Paul McCartney made Billie Eilish’s parents circle when they play label Transgressive’s roster in support on the night, too, plus “cry” with joy when he FaceTimed them. The 15th Anniversary Spotlight Show at some friendly faces behind the decks. S 17-year-old pop sensation has found it surreal Brighton’s Concorde 2 on May 10, over a And we’ll hopefully be well warmed up by the amount of famous faces she has connected decade after they played to just 350 fans then as we are looking forward to staging with since becoming a viral success, and recalled how her at the East Sussex city’s Horatio’s venue another event the night before at The Old mom and dad burst into tears when the Beatles legend as part of the event in 2007. Toby L, the Market, co-hosted with our friends at video-called them, after Billie told his fashion designer co-founder of London music company Fender... More on that one soon, too.” daughter Stella McCartney they are massive fans of his. Transgressive, commented, “The Great The indie rock band - who recently Appearing on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ on Monday Escape is easily one of the world’s most dropped their first release since 2015, night, which saw Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl in the progressive and exciting showcase plat- ‘Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Part audience - who is a huge fan of Billie - she said: “I feel forms and since Transgressive always 1’, with’ Part 2’ coming this spring - will like recently I’ve met a lot of people that my parents few endeavours to unearth and support brand be supported by fellow Transgressive up as fans of ... you know, that’s no disrespect to your age new artists that offer something to say, it artists Blaenavon and Bonifac. Tickets for .. .Dave. “I was in a meeting with Stella McCartney and felt entirely apt to kickstart a year of par- Foals’ show will be sold separately to The she FaceTimed her dad, who is Paul McCartney! My mom ties, special releases and other birthday Great Escape and go on sale today. The cried, my dad cried.” Another “unreal” celebrity related gimmickry in Brighton at an event Great Escape Festival takes place encounter Billie had was with Spice Girl Mel C - who we’ve supported since its inception. “It’s between May 8 and May 11. watched her perform at London’s Shepherd’s Bush fair to say we wanted to do something Empire recently and came backstage to meet her. She pretty big to launch our birthday year, said: “In London, Sporty Spice (Mel C) came backstage. “When I was growing up, we would watch ‘Spice World’ (the film). I watched that movie, like, 40 times.” The ‘Bury Original Oasis drummer A Friend’ hitmaker also opened up about her battle with Tourettes Syndrome and admitted she doesn’t let the neurological disorder - which is characterized by repeti- tive, involuntary movements and vocalizations called tics McCarroll wants reunion - “define” her. She said: “It’s not anything different, you know? I never said anything because I didn’t want that to define who I was. “I think I’ve also learned that a lot of riginal Oasis drummer Tony McCarroll wants my fans have it, which made me feel kind of more at home the band to reunite. The 47-year-old musician with saying it.” Former Nirvana drummer Dave recently O was in the iconic Manchester group from the revealed his daughters are “obsessed” with Billie’s music very start, with brothers Liam and Noel and said she has the same “connection” with her fans as Gallagher, guitarist Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs and bassist the grunge band did in the 90s. The ‘Learn to Fly’ hit- Paul ‘Guigsy’ McGuigan, and he has admitted he would maker - who has 12-year-old Violet, Ophelia, four, and jump at the chance to play with his old bandmates once nine-year-old Harper with wife Jordyn Blum - tweeted again - despite taking them to court. Tony left the group the transcript of what he said at a Pollstar convention, in 1995, but sued the band in 1999 and ultimately agreed which had been wrongly interpreted, which read: “.... I an out-of-court settlement of over £500,000 that also went to see Billie Eilish not too long ago. Oh my god man. saw him give up all future royalties. Asked if he’d like to Unbelievable. My daughters are obsessed with Billy see the ‘Some Might Say’ hitmakers get back together, he Eilish. And what I’m seeing happening with my daughters told the Daily Star newspaper: “I would love that. If I got is the same revolution that happened to me at their age. the phone call, that would be a nice way to round things “My daughters are listening to Billie Eilish and they’re off. End it where it started. “That wall of sound we had becoming themselves through her music. “She totally with me, Guigsy and Bonehead, that power, it was all connects to them. “So we went to go see her play at the there.” Tony was hit hard by his departure from the Wiltern, and the connection that she has with her audi- Britpop group and hit the booze “for three whole years”. ence is the same thing that was happening with Nirvana He also admitted that he was “young” and naive to take in 1991. “The people in the audience knew every word. the band to court. He recalled: “I couldn’t get myself out And it was like our little secret. So I don’t know...and her of a suitcase for the next few years. “The band were get- music is hard to define! “I don’t know what you call it! I ting bigger, good on them, but I needed to get away from try to describe her to people and I don’t know.......I don’t the whole thing. “Really I got drunk for three whole even know what to call it. But it’s authentic. And I would years. “But at the same time the court case was all ongo- call that rock n roll. So.... I don’t care what sort of instru- ing, so I’m dealing with questions from solicitors round ments you use to do it. When I look at someone like Billie the clock. “And that just wasn’t me. I was a young lad, I Eilish, I’m like...s**t man....rock n roll is not even close to didn’t appreciate or care about law and litigation and I being dead... (sic)”. was just gutted I had to go through that.” The sticksman guitarist Noel, 51, to agree to reform Oasis.